Senarai Calon Parlimen dan DUN Melaka bagi Pilihanraya Umum ke 13

Senarai calon pilihanraya umum ke 13 telahpun diumumkan pada hari Sabtu yang lalu termasuk calon di Melaka. Kini tiba masanya untuk pemilih berdaftar di Melaka mengundi pada 5 Mei 2013.

Pilihanraya yang akan menentukan pemerintahan negara dan negeri Melaka samada akan kekal dengan parti sedia ada atau berlaku perubahan kuasa. Di Melaka terdapat 6 buah Parlimen dan 28 Dewan Undangan Negeri. Berikut merupakan senarai calon PRU-13 di Melaka:

P= Parlimen DUN= Dewan Undangan Negeri

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Getting to Melaka: By Bus

We will be publishing a series of articles on Getting to Melaka, and we are starting with how to get to Melaka by bus.

If you are not driving on your own, travelling to Melaka by bus is favored by most people. This is because Melaka is well connected to the PLUS highway via three major exits, Simpang Empat, Alor Gajah toll plaza, Lipat Kajang, Jasin toll plaza and Ayer Keroh toll plaza. It is also easy to access Melaka by bus because Melaka have 3 main bus hubs such as Melaka Sentral, Alor Gajah Sentral and Jasin Sentral. The location of the bus stations are based on their districts, Cental Melaka, Alor Gajah and Jasin.

Getting to Melaka by Bus from KL

As KL is the center of Malaysia, most tourist will transit here before going to the other parts of Malaysia. Previously, to go to Melaka from KL, you need to go to the Pudu Raya bus station, but now, there’s a new bus terminal – the Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) at Bandar Tasik Selatan.

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There are many bus companies operating at the terminal. You can buy the bus ticket at the counters or online. Most of bus will stop at Melaka Sentral and some of them will stop at Alor Gajah Sentral to drop off passenger. The bus trip is about 1 hours 45 minute.  You can check the bus schedule at their website here. The ticket price is between RM9 to RM13 depending on the bus operators.

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Bukit Cina

One of historical hill not only in Melaka but worldwide is Bukit Cina. It is located in the middle of Melaka town. It is about 5 km from Melaka Sentral. This hill features 5  other hills including Bukit Cina, Bukit Tempurung, Bukit Tengah, Bukit Tinggi dan Bukit Gedong.  Bukit Cina is very well known because it is the largest Chinese graveyard outside of China. There are more than 12,500 graves including about 20 Muslim tombs in the 25 hectares grassy hill. It is reputed to be the earliest Chinese settlement in Melaka. The earliest grave found to 1622 but unfortunately many graves were exhumed during the British come to Malaysia.

It is also Melaka’s best jogging track.

History of Bukit Cina

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